Blackwell, County Durham

Blackwell is a suburb in the borough of Darlington and the ceremonial county of Durham, England.^[1][2] It is situated towards the edge of the West End of Darlington, beside the River Tees. Blackwell consists of large 1930s style semi-detached and detached houses, and private, newly built homes. Blackwell Grange is an 18th-century country house converted into a hotel.

Blackwell
Blackwell Location within County Durham
OS grid reference	NZ278131
Unitary authority	Darlington
Ceremonial county	Durham
Region	North East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	DARLINGTON
Postcode district	DL3
Dialling code	01325
Police	Durham
Fire	County Durham and Darlington
Ambulance	North East
UK Parliament	Darlington
List of places UK England County Durham 54.51281°N 1.57074°W / 54.51281; -1.57074

Its sports facilities include Blackwell Grange Golf Club, and Blackwell Meadows, home of Darlington RFC and Darlington AFC.

Governance

Blackwell was formerly a township in the parish of Darlington,^[3] in 1866 Blackwell became a separate civil parish, on 1 April 1967 the parish was abolished and merged with Hurworth and Cleasby.^[4] In 1961 the parish had a population of 466.^[5] It is now in the unparished area of Darlington.

Demographics

Main article: Demographics of Tees Valley

Notable People

• Philippa Langley MBE, Discovered the remains of Richard III in a car park in Leicester in 2012^[6]